TB: Over 5,200 herds restricted in the past 12 months 

"Larger herds, fragmented farms, and herds that buy in cattle are all more at risk of TB breakdown."

"The TB programme in each county focuses on factors including how disease is distributed in the area, contiguous programmes, gamma interferon testing, cleansing and disinfection, testing compliance and swift isolation and removal of reactors and wildlife."

In the past 12 months, 5,242 herds have been restricted, compared to 4,776 in the previous 12-month period, TB figures from the Department of Agriculture show.

As of June 16, on a 12-month rolling basis, herd incidence increased to 5.12% compared to 4.62% at the same time last year.